There are 10 ways to get from Toronto to El Centro by plane, bus, train, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), or car
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Fly to San Diego International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane YYZ - SAN
- Take the bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to El Centro Bus Stopbus
11h 36m$245–1,110Fly to Imperial County Airport
cheapest- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Imperial County Airport (IPL)plane YYZ - IPL
9h 56m$140–522Train, bus via Anaheim
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Windsortrain
- Take the train from Detroit to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Take the bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to El Centro Bus Stopbus
2d 12h$813–1,776Bus
- Take the bus from Toronto to Buffalobus
- Take the bus from Buffalo, NY to Columbus - Mound Stbus
- Take the bus from Columbus to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indio Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indio Bus Station to El Centro Bus Stopbus
2d 13h$378–814Drive 2,433.7 mi
- Drive from Toronto to El Centrocar 2,433.7 mi
40h 14m$557–805Fly to Yuma International Airport, bus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Yuma International Airport (YUM)plane YYZ - YUM
- Take the bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to State Street @ 8th Streetbus
13h 48m$152–594Fly to Phoenix, bus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Phoenix (PHX)plane YYZ - PHX
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to El Centro Bus Stopbus
13h 19m$218–741Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane YYZ - LAX
- Take the bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diegobus
- Take the bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to El Centro Bus Stopbus
14h 23m$274–808Train, bus
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Windsortrain
- Take the train from Detroit to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Yuma Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to State Street @ 8th Streetbus 10
3d 1h$818–1,878Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalotrain
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Yuma Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to State Street @ 8th Streetbus
3d 6h$874–2,014
Toronto to El Centro by train, car, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Toronto to El Centro is to fly which costs $140 - $550 and takes 9h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Toronto to El Centro is to fly which takes 9h 56m and costs $140 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Toronto to El Centro. However, there are services departing from Toronto and arriving at El Centro Bus Stop via Buffalo, NY, Columbus, St Louis Bus Station and Indio Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
The distance between Toronto and El Centro is 2305 miles. The road distance is 2447.9 miles.
The best way to get from Toronto to El Centro without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 13h and costs $370 - $850.
It takes approximately 11h 36m to get from Toronto to El Centro, including transfers.
Toronto to El Centro bus services, operated by Trailways, depart from Toronto station.
The best way to get from Toronto to El Centro is to bus which takes 2 days 13h and costs $370 - $850. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $140 - $550 and takes 9h 56m.
Toronto to El Centro bus services, operated by Trailways, arrive at Buffalo station.
El Centro is 3h behind Toronto. It is currently 7:54 AM in Toronto and 4:54 AM in El Centro.
What companies run services between Toronto, ON, Canada and El Centro, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Toronto to El Centro Bus Stop via Buffalo, NY, Columbus, St Louis Bus Station, and Indio Bus Station in around 2d 13h. Alternatively, Porter Airlines, Southern Airways Express, and two other airlines fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Imperial County Airport (IPL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Phoenix via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–440
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–440
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Phoenix via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–440
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–440
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Phoenix via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Phoenix via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Yuma International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 49m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Yuma International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Yuma International Airport via Detroit, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–700
- Website
- iflysouthern.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Imperial County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Imperial County Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Imperial County Airport via Minneapolis, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Imperial County Airport via Detroit, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–700
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Phoenix via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Toronto Union Station to Windsor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $40–95
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $40–80
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $35–50
Train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–85
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $25–85
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $25–65
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $22–35
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Detroit to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Yuma Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $700–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–330
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Toronto to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–30
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Columbus to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–550
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Indio Bus Station to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–25
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Toronto to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–60
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $22–60
- Flexible
- $40–60
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Toronto to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Indio Bus Station to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Buffalo, NY to Columbus - Mound St
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 928-783-2235
- Website
- ycipta.org
Bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to State Street @ 8th Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.ycipta.org/
- Youth 5-18 w/ Student ID, Seniors 65+, Disabled
- $1
- Adults 19-64
- $2
- Phone
- (858) 430-8440
- contact@gorelaxsan.com
- Website
- gorelaxsan.com
Bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.gorelaxsan.com/
- Phone
- (323)-776-5467
- hello@laxlinq.com
- Website
- laxlinq.com
Bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://laxlinq.com/
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